Passion Play touted as Iowa tourist draw rivaling Eureka Springs
Jasper County plans a multimillion dollar Passion Play site on Highway 6 aiming to draw travelers and compete with The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs. Supporters cite economic benefits and regional access via Interstate 80, while critics cite church state separation concerns and religious bias. The Vision Iowa Board will decide funding after reviewing feasibility and tourism impact.
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Highway 6
Promised Land
Eureka Springs
Ark
Leo van Elswyk
Jasper County
Iowa
The
Ton
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
Ben Stone
van Elswyk
University of Iowa
Newton
David Aldridge
Economic Development Alliance
Cer
Aldridge
Nancy Landers
Producers dispute pork checkoff benefits and small producer survival
Iowa farmers debate the mandatory pork checkoff amid price slumps and factory hogs. Ginter argues the program favors large producers and harms small farms, while Keppy defends the checkoff as key to producer packer cooperation and future family farms.
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Ginter
Iowa
National Pork Producers Council
Ers
Keppy
Packer
Barbs Greenlee Gets Another County Pay Raise After Classification Dispute
Barb Greenlee, assistant to Benton County sanitarian and land use administrator Marc Greenlee, receives a further raise after alleging misclassification. She argues her duties mirror her husband's, and supervisors approve a raise to 28000 while noting past payroll errors.
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Vinton — County
Marc Greenlee
Barb Greenlee
Board of Supervisors
Benton County
Sors
Marc
Food growing program improves at lowa prisons
A Montrose AP report describes Iowa prison farms supplying meals with home grown cucumbers red basil potatoes and red cabbage. Inmates at Montrose Anamosa Fort Madison Oakdale and Mount Pleasant participate in gardening and meat processing roles to aid rehabilitation and cut costs.
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Lowa
Montrose
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Prison Farm No. 3
Anamosa
Iowa State Extension Service
Iowa Correctional Department
Mount Pleasant
Oakdale
Montrose Farm
Mike Carter
Kurt Gunther
Vilsack to Run Alliant Energy Fifth Season 8K in Cedar Rapids
Gov. Tom Vilsack will join Cedar Rapids for the Alliant Energy Fifth Season 8K Race on Tuesday, invited by Parks Commissioner Dale Todd after a Quad Cities run. The course includes an out and back on Grande Avenue finishing on the Second Avenue Bridge SE, with a 5K Fun Run Walk as a non competitive option. The National Czech and Slovak Museum will have special hours for Freedom Festival with discounted admission and family policies described. Cedar Rapids Recreation Department offers a free 1 to 5 p.m. July Fourth swim at outdoor pools.
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Cedar Rapids
Tom Vilsack
Alliant Energy
Dale Todd
Todd
Grande Avenue
Second Avenue Bridge
Tional Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
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Vision Iowa Board
Feasi
Christ
C.R. Ice Arena
Natalia Correa
Colombia
South America
Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Natalia
Kevin J. McCarville
oPre
EduCare Learning Center
North Central
Nation of Colleges and Schoo
Steve Meyer
Ed Brecht
Ed Sass
Dell Hanson
Piper
Automotive Parts
Washington
Bloomfield
Chris
Carter
Gunther
City of Cedar Rapids Recycling
Cedar ® Rapids
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